Manchester City continue their search for a first Champions League win this season when they face CSKA Moscow today, Tuesday, even as Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain will be in action elsewhere.
Here are all the fixtures in Groups E for today, Tuesday:
Group E
CSKA MOSCOW V MANCHESTER CITY (1600 GMT)
After taking just one point from their opening two matches, Premier League champions City go to Russia to face CSKA still looking for their first win. Manuel Pellegrini’s men are fresh from a 4-1 win against Tottenham Hotspur at the weekend thanks to four Sergio Aguero goals, although a thigh injury suffered by Frank Lampard in that game means he is set to miss the trip.
The in-form Aguero also scored twice when City won 2-1 against the same opponents at the Arena Khimki in last season’s competition, although that match was overshadowed by racist taunts from home supporters aimed at City’s Yaya Toure. More misbehaviour from CSKA fans in their defeat at Roma last month saw them punished by UEFA and this game will be played behind closed doors as a result, something that is likely to work against the home side, who beat Kuban Krasnodar 6-0 in the Russian Premier League on Saturday.
ROMA V BAYERN MUNICH (1845 GMT)
The match at the Stadio Olimpico has the makings of being the standout fixture on Tuesday evening. Pep Guardiola takes his Bayern side to the stadium where he led Barcelona to victory in the Champions League final in 2009, and the German champions will be looking to extend their unbeaten start to the season. They have won both games in Group E so far and have gone eight matches without conceding a goal in all competitions.
Bayern defender Mehdi Benatia could come up against the club he left in the summer, and Roma have enjoyed a superb start to the campaign since selling the Moroccan. The Giallorossi have taken four points from a possible six so far and drew 1-1 at Manchester City in their last outing. Domestically, a 3-0 win over Chievo on Saturday was their sixth in seven matches in Serie A. [myad]
